LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7 file

Leader Overhaul Mod v1.7:

• Completely overhauls the Rebel leader
• Adds unit drops and/or powers for all leaders
• Fixes many bugs and updates the visuals of many units
• Features a drastic overhaul of the mod's balance
• Adds many alternate versions of maps to play on, each offering a fresh experience with gameplay very distinct from that of its original version. Credits to Shizle317 for everything map related

How to install manually:

*If you are updating from a previous version, delete the previous version before installing.

Download and extract this .rar archive using WinRAR or an equivalent program.

If you are using the Steam version, you may place the "LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7" folder anywhere. If you have the windows store version, then you must put it here:

C:\Users\*YourUsername*\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BulldogThreshold_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState

Open the "LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7" folder, then open "ModData" and copy the address/path.

Then, go to:

C:\Users\*YourUsername*\AppData\Local\Halo Wars

Right click, create a .txt file and name it "ModManifest".

Open ModManifest and paste in the address that was copied.

Save ModManifest, and you're done

Example of the mod folder path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\HaloWarsDE\Medstar's HaloWarsDE Mod Manager\HWDE Mods\LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7\ModData

How to install with Medstar's Mod Manager:

Download and extract this .rar archive.

Download and install Medstar's Mod Manager

Follow the instructions given in the description of the Mod Manager

Place the "LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7" folder in the "HWDEMods" folder

Example of the mod folder path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\HaloWarsDE\Medstar's HaloWarsDE Mod Manager\HWDE Mods\LeaderOverhaulMod v1.7\ModData

Change Log:

Global/Misc Changes:

1. All Supply Pad, Warehouse, Stalk Cluster, Reactor, and Power Stalk Cluster upgrades now automatically close the circle menu when they begin researching
2. AI players now use custom scout units correctly
3. Added a Spectator leader option that instantly kills the player at the beginning of the match.
4. Many bug fixes

Rebels:

1. New units: Spade, Solenodon, Viper, EMP Trooper, Jackal Pirates, Rebel Grenadier Squad
2. Replaced Rebel Commander with Lyrenne Castilla. Leader unit armed with a General Purpose Machine Gun and a Sniper Rifle Ability
3. Removed Heavy Elephant and Rebel Rocket Infantry
4. Reworked Tigers
5. Player Rebel bases now use custom models
6. Replaced Carpet Bomb with Rebel Sympathizer power
7. Removed Unit train time reduction leader bonus
8. New leader bonus: Vehicles and Air units have a chance to leave behind rubble that can be scavenge for supplies, or salvages with a Spade
9. Added "Shock Troopers" unit drop power
10. Added "To the Highest Bidder" unit drop power

UNSC:

1. New units: Jackrabbit, Mongoose, Troop Transport Warthog, Armored Marines
2. Warthogs (excluding the Troop hog), are now main vehicles and are buildable from the vehicle depot instead of the base
3. Added "Greenhorns’ Lucky Day" unit drop power (Cutter)
4. Added "Forge's Pet Project" unit drop power (Forge)
5. Added "Pyromaniacs" unit drop power (Forge)
6. Added "Sentinel Support" unit drop power (Anders)
7. Added "Flare" leader power (Anders)
8. Reworked Spartans. Each now has a unique armor ability, and a new set of upgrades
9. Reworked Jerome and his upgrades
10. Removed Grizzly upgrade. They are now exclusive to the "Forge's Pet Project" leader power

Covenant:

1. New units: Cannon Fodder, Spec ops Grunt Squads, Elite Zealots, Elite Field Marshal, Elite General, Phantoms, Silent Shadow, Brute Stalker, Brute War Chieftain, Brute Honor Guard,
2. Updated Grunt Tank visuals, and reworked its upgrades
3. Updated Elite Ultras' fuel rod attack animations to allow them to fire more quickly, and be more responsive
4. Updated Heavy Grunts' fuel rod attack animations to allow them to fire a bit faster
5. Spirits and Phantoms are now in the Summit on a second page
6. Elite Ultras, Brute Majors, Elite Honor Guards (with Swords), and Bomb Grunts have been removed from the main base. Most have been repurposed elsewhere
7. Added "Arm of the Prophets" unit drop power (Arbiter)
8. Added "Elite Drop Pod" unit drop power (Arbiter)
9. Added "Time to Hunt" unit drop power (Tartarus)
10. Added "Assemble the Pack" unit drop power (Tartarus)
11. Added "Phantom Support" unit drop power (Tartarus)
12. Added "Sword of the Prophets" unit drop power (Regret)
13. Added "Goliath Support" unit drop power (Regret)
14. Added "A Sacrifice I am Willing to Make" unit drop power (Grunts)
15. Added "Grunt-Shaped Shields" unit drop power (Grunts)
16. Reworked Elite Rangers: Their first upgrade now makes them dual wield, while their final upgrade now changes them into an air unit
17. Reworked Elite Honor Guards: First upgrade now gives them a shield, and their final upgrade now gives them a chance to go berserk when their shield is depleted. When they berserk, they draw a sword and quickly charge into battle.
18. Ghosts and Choppers are now located in the main base
19. Brute Chieftains and Goliaths have been removed as a trainable unit option, and are now exclusively found in unit drops
20. Jackal Snipers replaced with Skimisher commandos
21. Removed Brute Captains

Flood:

1. Added "Dispersal Pods" unit drop power
2. Added “Gravemind’s Reach” power
3. Added Infected variants of Heretic Elites, Heretic Grunts, Flame Warthogs, Gauss Warthogs, Rocket Warthogs, and Spades
4. All player flood stalks now take up the appropriate amount of space (previously had an obstruction radius matching that of supply pads)

Heretics:

1. Heretic Spirits replaced with Phantoms
2. Updated Heavy Grunts' fuel rod attack animations to allow them to fire a bit faster
3. Heretic Elite Ultras have been removed from the main base. Most have been repurposed elsewhere
4. Added "Release the Flood" power (Sesa)
5. Added "Our Prophets are False!" power (Sesa)
6. Added "Holy Warriors of the Sacred Rings" unit drop power (Sesa)

Visual Changes:

1. Reduced the size of some textures
2. Human infantry now leave a bloodsplat when damaged, just like all other species
3. Brutes and Regret now have red blood
4. Overhauled Omega Team (campaign)
5. Updated Red Team's visuals (including skirmish Jerome)
6. Updated Arbiter's attack animations: They now deal damage multiple times throughout the animation, rather than just once at the end
7. Renamed the Creep Rebel faction from "Rebels" to "United Rebel Front"
8. Renamed the Creep Flood faction from "Flood" to Feral Flood
9. Renamed the Creep Forerunner faction from "Forerunners" to "Forerunner Defense Systems"
10. Updated many strings
11. Falcons now have fancy lights
12. Updated visuals for Heretic Elites and Sesa 'Refumee
13. Shade Turrets (including those on Grunt Tanks) now take player color properly
14. Jump Pack Brutes now throw Spike Grenades instead of Plasma Grenades
15. Changed Shadow projectiles and attack speed for their plasma turret
16. Fixed missing icons for Player buildings
17. All Marines now use Halo 2 models
18. Protos Scarab beams are now green

Balance Changes:

1. 1. Completely reworked DamageTypes (defense/armor) and WeaponTypes. There are now light, medium, and heavy variants of infantry, vehicles, air, and flood. These changes are intended to make everything a bit more intuitive. For example, Plasma and Forerunner weapons are stronger against Flood than ballistic weapons are.
   2. Increased the build time of all beacon buildings from 5 to 10 (from 0 to 10 for the Flood Roots)
   3. Increased Banshee Boost recovery time by 25% (the time it takes for them to start shooting after boosting)
   4. Reduced the turn rate buff from Power Turret upgrades by 50%
   5. Increased damage Ghosts take from using their Ram ability
   6. Decreased damage Choppers take from using their Ram ability
   7. Drastically reduced Infantry Grenade Launcher projectile height
   8. Protos Scarab beams now temporarily cause units they damage to move slower (similar to super sentinels' attack)
   9. Increased hitbox of Sesa's fully upgraded holograms to make them able to be hit properly
   10. UNSC and Rebel leader units can no longer be stunned
   11. Removed Cryo Bomb's ability to insta kill air units
   12. Heavy Grunts and Elite Ultras now fire their Fuel Rod Cannons faster
   13. Increased Brute Shot projectile speed by 100%
   14. Rocket Marines now cost 2 pop
   15. Rhinos now cost 5 pop
   16. Cobras now cost 4 pop
   17. Warthogs now cost 3 pop
   18. Gremlins now cost 3 pop
   19. Elephants now cost 4 pop
   20. Scorpions now cost 6 pop
   21. Sun Devils now cost 5 pop
   22. Grizzlies now cost 7 pop
   23. Wolverines now cost 4 pop
   24. Hawks now cost 3 pop
   25. Falcons now cost 3 pop
   26. Hornets now cost 3 pop
   27. Pelicans now cost 5 pop
   28. Cyclops now cost 2 pop
   29. ODST now cost 2 pop
   30. Heavy Grunts now cost 2 pop
   31. Elite Honor Guards now cost 2 pop
   32. Hunters now cost 3 pop
   33. Goblins now cost 3 pop
   34. Grunt Tank now cost 5 pop
   35. Wraiths now cost 6 pop
   36. AA Wraiths now cost 6 pop
   37. Locusts now cost 4 pop
   38. Prowlers now cost 3 pop
   39. Revenants now cost 3 pop
   40. Spectres now cost 3 pop
   41. Choppers now cost 2 pop
   42. UNSC/Rebel players now have 30 starting pop
   43. Removed the "DieLast" property from certain squad members in units such as Elites in Grunt Squads. This caused them to always be the last unit in the squad to die, which prevented damage effects that would cause kill the unit in one blow from doing so. Combat Medic Squads will be the only units to retain this effect
   44. Increased Wraith mortar Range by 28%
   45. Increased Wraith mortar Accuracy
   46. Increased Wraith mortar Projectile Velocity by 20%
   47. Canister Shell now uses the SmallArms damage type (nerf)
   48. Carrier Forms and all units with the role "Flood Combat Form" now have the same movement speed of 15
   49. All Marines, ODSTs, and Rebel Infantry now have a movement speed of 10 (unchanged for most)
   50. All Spartans have a base movement speed of 12 (unchanged for most)
   51. All Ranged Elites have a base movement speed of 12, while melee Elites have a movement speed of 18
   52. All ranged Brutes have a movement speed of 10, while melee Brutes have a movement speed of 18
   53. All ranged Jackals now have a movement speed of 12, while melee Jackals have a movement speed of 18
   54. Scorpions, Grizzlies, and Wraiths now have a movement speed of 12, down from 15, 20, and 20 respectively
   55. Reduced Scorpion, Heavy Scorpion, and Grizzly rotation speed
   56. Modified Locusts now cost 4 pop
   57. Gorgons now cost 4 pop
   58. Shadows now cost 6 pop
   59. Spirits now cost 5 pop
   60. Banshees now cost 3 pop
   61. Vampires now cost 4 pop
   62. Scarabs and Protos Scarabs now cost 25 pop
   63. Set Grunt/Jackal Squad build time to 12
   64. Set Jackal Sniper Squad build time to 12
   65. Elite Ultras now only require 1 tech level to train
   66. Set Elite Ultra build time to 20
   67. Set Elite Ranger build time to 20
   68. Set Heavy Grunt Squad build time to 15
   69. Set Brute Minor build time to 20
   70. Set Suicide Grunt build time to 20
   71. Set Grunt Deacon build time to 40
   72. Set Jackal Squad build time to 10
   73. Reduced Skirmisher Commando cost from 250 to 120
   74. Carrier Forms' first upgrade is now researched by default
   75. Carrier Forms now only require 1 tech level to train
   76. Tank Forms now require 2 tech levels to train
   77. Infection Forms now have a proper hitbox
   78. Reduced Rebel Infantry cost from 100 to 80
   79. Cyclops are now affected by vehicle-specific EMP effects (Like Gremlin stun)
   80. Marine squads are now only able to fire 1 Rocket at a time via their RPG ability (Grenade throw is unaffected)
   81. Rhinos now cost 600
   82. Elephants now cost 500
   83. Scorpions and Heavy Scorpions now cost 750
   84. Sun Devils now cost 600
   85. Wolverines now cost 500
   86. Cobras now cost 550
   87. Warthogs now cost 250
   88. Flame Warthogs now cost 250
   89. Rocket Warthogs now cost 300
   90. Gauss Warthogs now cost 350
   91. Gremlins now cost 250
   92. Hornets now cost 350
   93. Hawks now cost 350
   94. Falcons now cost 300
   95. Pelicans now cost 500
   96. Spirits now cost 500
   97. Banshees now cost 300
   98. Vampires now cost 400
   99. Locusts now cost 350
   100. Grunt tanks now cost 500
   101. Wraiths now cost 650
   102. Shadows now cost 650
   103. AA Wraiths now cost 600
   104. Spectres now cost 250
   105. Prowlers now cost 300
   106. Revenants now cost 300
   107. Grunt Ghosts now cost 100
   108. Grunt Goblins now cost 350
   109. Gorgons now cost 500
   110. Modified Locusts now cost 350
   111. Heretic Aggressor Sentinels now cost 125
   112. Protector Sentinels now cost 700
   113. Flood Swarms are now trainable at tech 1
   114. Flood Swarms are now Light Air rather than Anti-Air
   115. Bomber Forms now cost 350
   116. Set infected Snipers build time to 15
   117. Infected Heavy Infantry now cost 400
   118. Thrasher Forms now cost 450
   119. Tank Forms now cost 350
   120. Ranged Forms now cost 200
   121. Carrier Forms now cost 175
   122. Reduced the frequency at which Rebel Infantry throw grenades
   123. Flood Swarms now cost 125
   124. Set Flood Swarms build time to 10
   125. Set Heretic Aggressor Sentinels build time to 10
   126. Reduced AOE radius for Elite Honor Guards' sword attack by 50%
   127. Needlers now lose tracking against non-infantry targets
   128. Needles now stick to infantry for a second before bursting
   129. Increased velocity of Ghost and Vampire plasma projectile by 50%
   130. Increased Brute Chieftain hit points by 23%
   131. Increased Hunter hit points by 72%
   132. Increased Hunter fuel rod accuracy
   133. Hunters now passively deflect small arms projectiles
   134. Increased cooldown time for each Flood Beacon Drop charge by 45%
   135. Increased cooldown time for each ODST drop charge by 20%
   136. Heretic Heavy Grunt squads now cost 2 pop
   137. Reduced movement speed of all warthogs by 25%
   138. Reduced movement speed of revenants by 14%
   139. Increased Grunt Goblin movement speed by 11%
   140. Increased Cobra accuracy
   141. Increased Cobra passive deflection chance
   142. Drastically increased all Spartans' accuracy
   143. Juggernauts now spawn infection forms on death by default. Their final upgrade now increases the number of infection forms spawned, and adds a spore cloud
   144. Slightly reworked functionality of Flood Beacons
   145. Increased Needler super combine chance
   146. Skirmisher Commandos now have Needle Rifles instead of Carbines
   147. Protector Sentinels now cost 6 pop
   148. Increased carry capacity for transport leader powers
   149. Bomb Grunts no longer automatically explode when close enough to an enemy unit, they must target them and perform an animation first. They also will always explode when they die
   150. Aggressor Sentinels now fire multiple beams per attack
   151. Increased Enforcer Sentinel attack rate
   152. Increased hit points for all leader power drop ships by 98%
   153. Reduced Wolverine movement speed from 25 to 20
   154. Wolverine Volley ability now only targets buildings
   155. Reduced the cost of Infected melee infantry from 100 to 60
   156. Reworked AA Wraiths to actually be Anti-Air
   157. Removed the first upgrade for Spectres, Prowlers, and Needler Elites. They will now start the match with those benefits rather than needing to research the upgrade
   158. Reduced Infection Form train time by 38%
   159. Increased Canister Shell AOE radius by 25%
   160. Reduced the maximum amount of ODST drops that can be charged at one time from 5 to 3
   161. Increased Arbiter's movement speed by 11%
   162. Abominations now cost 35 pop
   163. All Scarab variants now cost 30 pop
   164. Sniper Towers now benefit from turret upgrades
   165. Sniper Towers are now buildsble at tech 0
   166. Sniper Towers (base turret slot) now cost 150
   167. Sniper Towers (deacon) now cost 250
   168. Vultures now cost 15 pop
   169. Increased Protos Scarab hit points by 10%
   170. Reduced Abomination hit points by 10%
   171. Vehicle Depots can now be built at tech 1
   172. Unsc leaders are now repairable at the same rate as covenant leaders (slower)
   173. Increased Rhino projectile height when locked down
   174. All leaders are now transportable by drop ships
   175. Carrier forms now only have one individual carrier form per squad
   176. Increased Heavy Grunt AOE radius by 230% and Accuracy
   177. Infantry units that wield Maulers, Flamethrowers, and Shotguns have had their range set to 15
   178. Infantry units that wield Plasma Pistols and SMGs have had their range set to 35
   179. Infantry units that wield Plasma Rifles, Needlers, Sentinel Beams, Spikers, Assault Rifles, and Magnums have had their range set to 40
   180. Infantry units that wield Brute Shots have had their range set to 45
   181. Infantry Grenade Throw abilities have had their range set to 45
   182. Infantry units that wield Fuel Rod Cannons, Plasma Launchers, Carbines, Rocket Launchers, DMRs, BRs, and Grenade Launchers have had their range set to 50
   183. Infantry units that wield Beam Rifles, Focus Rifles, and Sniper Rifles have had their range set to 75
   184. Spartans now have 10-15 more range than other units with the same weapons
   185. Added a passive small arms deflection to Brute Honor Guards, Brute Chieftains, and Brute War Chieftains
   186. Base turrets are now able to fire all the way around the base
   187. Hunters now have a significantly higher damage resistance in the front than in the back. The front uses the same damagetype as scarabs, meaning small arms and anti-infantry attacks will be very ineffective from the front. However, they use the HeavyInfantry damagetype in the back, so anti-infantry can counter them by attacking from behind
   188. Hunters now have the bonded shield upgrade by default
   189. Increased Hunter AOE radius by 100%, and increased their accuracy
   190. All Scarab variants now deflect all small arms fire
   191. Many projectiles that were not previously deflectable, such as Scorpion MGs or Banshee Plasma Cannons, are now small arms deflectable
   192. Reduced cost of Sesa's Release the Flood power from 600 to 400, gave it an extra charge, and allowed the spore clouds to move around very slowly rather than stay still
   193. Increased Stalker Form's base LOS from 55 to 75 to match other scouts
   194. Reduced LOS for Main Vehicle Warthogs, Spectres, Prowlers, Revenants, and Gremlins from 75 (scout LOS) to 55 (standard LOS)
   195. Reduced Thrasher form hitpoints by 10%
   196. Increased the cost of Flood Power Stalks' upgrade from 850 to 1000
   197. Reduced cost of Flood Stalk Clusters' 1st upgrade from 325 to 225
   198. Reduced cost of Flood Stalk Clusters' 2nd upgrade from 550 to 500
   199. Increased cost of Flood Beacon Drop from 50 to 125
   200. Flood nests are now tech 1
   201. Decreased cost of Infected ranged infantry from 150 to 110
   202. Decreased cost of Infected flamers from 150 to 125
   203. Flood infection forms can now be build from flood nests and heavy flood dens
   204. Increased cost of Base Turrets from 250 to 300
   205. Increased cost of Medium and Heavy Turret upgrades from 500 to 700 and from 800 to 1000 respectively
   206. Increased damage and hitpoint increases from Medium and Heavy Turret upgrades from 25% each to 30% and 35% respectively
   207. Increased Anti-Infantry Turret Upgrade's damage by 25%
   208. Increased Anti-Vehicle Turret Upgrade's damage by 32%
   209. Increased Anti-Air Turret Upgrade's damage by 20%
   210. Increased Anti Infantry Turret Upgrade cost from 100 to 150
   211. Ramming Targe now gives a 35% ram damage boost
   212. Reduced supply cost of all scout upgrades to incentivize their use
   213. Locusts and Modified Locusts are now able to climb terrain like scarabs can
   214. Increased Sesa Refumee's hitpoints by 18% and he now has a shield
   215. Arbiter now has a shield
   216. Increased Heroic and Legendary AI economy multipliers
   217. All scout upgrades now only take 20 seconds for the first upgrade, 30 for the second, and 40 for the third
   218. Increased Barrage Ability timer to 45 seconds to re-use from 30.
   219. Reduced the cost of Holodrones from 150 to 100
   220. Fixed a bug that prevented holodrones from garrisoning cover when they are fully upgraded
   221. Reduced tech level requirement for Pelicans, Spirits, and Phantoms from 2 to 1
   222. Grunt Goblins no longer have their supercombine upgrade
   223. Improved functionality of Enforcer shields. They now have a shield bar and damage from all sources is now stopped by the shield (previously only small arms was deflected by the shield).